PBDB Collection

Perdue Hill, north (Oligocene of the United States)

Also known as Station 14205, 10334

Where: Monroe County, Alabama (31.5° N, 87.5° W: paleocoordinates 31.8° N, 81.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Chickasawhay Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. C. Mansfield. 1940. Mollusks of the Chickasawhay Marl. Journal of Paleontology 14(3):171-226 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 205613: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.10.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea sp. Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella monroensis n. sp., Turritella cf. gatunensis, Turritella perduensis n. sp. Turritella monroensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 turret shell Turritella cf. gatunensis Conrad 1857 turret shell Turritella perduensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 turret shell
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Clava (? Ochetoclava) perduensis n. sp. Clava (? Ochetoclava) perduensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 cerith snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Lyria cf. mississippiensis Lyria cf. mississippiensis Conrad 1843 volute
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Sinum cf. mississippiense Sinum cf. mississippiense Conrad 1848 moon snail
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Acteon sp. Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
Bivalvia
Carditida - Crassatellidae	"Crassatellites parmesus" = Crassatella "Crassatellites parmesus" = Crassatella clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia" waynensis n. sp. "Venericardia" waynensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Miltha cf. chipolana Miltha cf. chipolana Dall 1903 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Chione (Lirophora) perduensis n. sp." = Lirophora (Lirophora) perduensis, "Macrocallista (Chionella) cf. sobrina" = Pitar (Chionella), Macrocallista (? Chionella) perduensis n. sp. "Chione (Lirophora) perduensis n. sp." = Lirophora (Lirophora) perduensis Mansfield 1940 venus clam "Macrocallista (Chionella) cf. sobrina" = Pitar (Chionella) venus clam Macrocallista (? Chionella) perduensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 venus clam
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	"Diplodonta cf. alta" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) alta "Diplodonta cf. alta" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) alta Dall 1890 clam subspecies anclotensis
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris cf. suwanneensis, Glycymeris sp. Glycymeris cf. suwanneensis clam Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Anadara macneili, Barbatia cf. cuculloides Anadara macneili Mansfield 1938 ark Barbatia cf. cuculloides Conrad 1833 clam
Ostreida - Pteriidae	Pteria cf. argentea Pteria cf. argentea Conrad 1848 pearl oyster
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Ostrea vicksburgensis" = Lopha (Lopha) vicksburgensis "Ostrea vicksburgensis" = Lopha (Lopha) vicksburgensis Conrad 1848 oyster
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia taylorensis Anomia taylorensis Mansfield 1940 jingle
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Chlamys (Plagioctenium) mcguirti n. sp., Chlamys (Aequipecten) waynensis n. sp., Chlamys (Aequipecten) glendonensis Chlamys (Plagioctenium) mcguirti n. sp. Mansfield 1940 calico scallop Chlamys (Aequipecten) waynensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 scallop Chlamys (Aequipecten) glendonensis Mansfield 1940 scallop